Tuesday, May 6, 2025
How Clean is Clean? Tackling the complicated aspects of the ESQS
By Brent Loney When the Province of Ontario enacted Ontario Regulation 406/19 (On-Site and Excess Soil Management), the goal was to solve a long-standing and…
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SPONSORED: Meet four RBC Foundation Green Skills Scholarship recipients who plan to make a difference
From learning how to create more efficient solar panels to developing a produce-sharing app for community and backyard gardeners, a new scholarship is helping older…
Demand Management: The unsung hero of the energy transition
By Dr. Andrea Nuesser Record prices, fuel shortages, rising poverty, and slowing economies are just a few evidential pieces of the global energy crisis we…
Brownie Awards: Celebrating 25 years of blazing the way for brownfields
It was a special celebration last night at the 25th Anniversary of the Brownie Awards, as a sold-out crowd of 300 environment industry colleagues came…
Greenwashing or Groundbreaking? The realities of low carbon cement
Before you buy in, find out which solutions are worth your trust—and your investment. By Randy Gue Can you name the most used material in…
Collaboration to Overcome Complexity: The remediation of the Lorado Uranium Mine
Discover how Milestone Environmental Contractors and PBN Nuna Contracting leveraged local collaboration to overcome environmental, logistical, and radiation-related hurdles in Northern Saskatchewan to restore a…
Brownie Awards 2024: Overview of the finalists for the 25th anniversary
Brownfields, or “sites with personalities” as we like to call them, were once contaminated, under-utilized, or undeveloped, usually in an urban or industrial setting. The…
Brownie Awards 2024: Judy Lam is Brownfielder of the Year
On November 18th, industry and government leaders involved in the redevelopment and revitalization of brownfield properties will be celebrated at the 25th Annual Brownie Awards,…
Market Watch: Renewable chemical cleantech to decrease carbon footprints
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate on September 4, 2024, and it stays at 4.25 per cent. According to…
Brownie Awards 2024: Finalist projects from across the country revealed!
Brownfields, or “sites with personalities” as we like to call them, were once contaminated, under-utilized, or undeveloped, usually in an urban or industrial setting. The…
Dirt and Due Diligence: Evolving rules on excess soils
By Matthew Gardner Every year, Canadian provinces generate millions of cubic metres of excess soil – in Ontario alone, an estimated 25 million cubic metres…
Exploring resource management and more at the Excess Soils Symposium
The 8th Annual Excess Soils Symposium was a sold-out success thanks to our engaged and enthusiastic community of industry leaders, environmental experts, government representatives and various delegates.…
SPONSORED: Making Nature-related Financial Disclosures Easier for the Business Community
WSP in Canada Staff The introduction of nature-related financial disclosures has added a layer of complexity to the reporting mechanisms at companies across the country.…
Remediation and Restoration: TKC project overcomes environmental impacts from mining
In a resounding victory for environmental and cultural preservation, the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council (TKC) Settlement Land project in Whitehorse, Yukon, earned the coveted Brownie Award…
Clean Energy Opportunities: Exploring the dynamics of distributed energy projects
By Jake Brooks Significant change could be coming to an electrical grid near you. Opportunities may soon open up for a wide variety of clean…
Most net-zero pledges will fail unless decarbonization approaches improve
A little over half of the world’s largest 2,000 companies have adopted pledges to achieve net-zero carbon emissions (a number that has jumped 40 per cent…
SPONSORED: From Groundbreaking to Green: YORK1’s Integrated Approach to Soil Solutions
Managing excess soil in large-scale construction projects is a complex and demanding task that requires expertise, precision, and a commitment to environmental sustainability. YORK1…
The Built Environment: Challenges and opportunities for the circular economy in Canada
The construction, civil, and infrastructure sectors are becoming more critical than ever for the Canadian economy. Over the past decade, industry growth, driven by urbanization,…
The Retrofit Challenge: The transition to net-zero includes building retrofits
By Mark Douglas Wessel A telling observation made by the World Economic Forum is that cities, where over half of the planet’s population now live,…
Brownfield Bridge: A hat trick for the award-winning Gordie Howe project
The Gordie Howe International Bridge project, an engineering feat that symbolizes cross-border cooperation and sustainable development, was honoured with the “Best Large Project” award at…
Are EVs driving a carbon neutral future? Not without accelerating clean energy and a trained workforce
By Colin Simpson Conventional wisdom dictates that electric vehicles (EVs) are the cleanest alternative to cars burning fossil-fuels. The federal government’s target of 100% zero-emission…
Navigating the GHG protocol and the potential pitfalls on the way to net zero
By Brendan Player, Josh Running, and Benjamin Smith Let’s say you’re a large energy producer and you’re hitting your ambitious goal of being net zero…
From neglected brownfield to vibrant biodiversity: The award-winning Grimsby Wetlands
Located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, the Grimsby Wetlands cover a 29-acre site that was once the Biggar Sewage Lagoons. Through the efforts…
Good Talk: How QPs are integral to communicating regulations
By Logan Jung-Ritchie and Sean Morris Why do I have to spend more money and what does RSCs, APECs, ESM, CoPC, ICC, UST, SCR and…